X: Hi come on, have a seat.
me: Thank you Sir.
Y: SO are you from Bombay or Jharkhand?
me: Sir, I am from Jharkhand currently based in Bombay.
Y: Oh nice, Ranchi is a beautiful place. Been to Ranchi?
me: Yes Sir it is.
X: So you are a Jha from Jharkhand?
me: Yes Sir.
X: So you guys so big in Jharkhand, that they name the whole state after you?
(laughter all around)
Me: Not exactly Sir. Jharkhand means the land of forests, it has nothing to do with us 'Jhas'.
X: Is it? I thought it was the land of Jhas. So you are not a Jha because you are from Jharkhand?
Me: No Sir. I was a Jha even before Jharkhand was called Jharkhand.
(laughter all around)
X: Man, I am confused now.Jha not from Jharkhand, Jharkhand not from Jha.So where are Jhas from?
Me: Sir Mithila.
X: Any famous person from Mithila?
Me: Sir, Goddess Sita. She was called Maithili as she was the princess of Mithila.
X: She is from mythology. Any other?
Me: Sir, Prakash Jha, Udit Narayan.
X: They are from bollywood. Any other?
Me: Sir, Jagannath Mishra. He was the CM of Bihar who built the famous Mahatma Gandhi Setu on the Ganga River near Patna.
X: Nice, any more?
Me: Sir, Lalit Narayan Mishra. he was the railway minister of India in 1970s. He was killed in a bomb blast when inaugurating a railway station in Bihar.
X: Can you name the station where the bomb blast happened?
Me: I am not sure, but I can take a guess if you allow me.
X: Hmmm, ok take a guess.
Me: Samastipur?
X: That's right. How did you guess that?
Me: Samastipur is one of the largest stations in North Bihar. And railway penetration in 70s was very less in Bihar. So I guessed it.
X: You guessed it or you knew it?
Me: Sir, I was confused between Hajipur and Samastipur. I guessed Samastipur.
X: Ok. Any more?
Me: Pardon me Sir.
X: Any more famous people from Mithila?
Me: Sir, I do not remember the full name but Prof D N Jha from DU is quite famous.
X: Is he famous or controversial?
Me: I think famous as well as controversial.
X: What is the controversy surrounding him?
Me: Sir, I don't remember what controversy it was exactly.
X: Do you know what he teaches?
Me: Sir, he teaches History. Rather he was the head of the history department of DU.
X: Nice, so you know about him. How do you know about him?
Me: Sir I had a discussion about his book with my brother-in-law in 2001. My brother in law also teaches history in DU colleges.
X: So you remember everything discussed in 2001? Sharp memory you got.
Me: Thank You sir. But it will be wrong to say that I remember everything. If I did, I would remember the controversy as well.
(laughter all around)
X: Ok. Now we will ask something else where you do not need your memory.
(laughter all around)
Me: Ok Sir
X: Prof D N Jha was recently involved in a vey famous case. Can you guess which case?
Me: Sir, I am not sure. I can take a guess.
X: I asked you to guess only. Do it.
Me: Babri Masjid case in the Allahabad High court.
X: Impressive, how did you guess that?
Me: I could only think of one famous case where opinions of historians was needed.
X: Right. He was one of the four independent historians consulted by the High Court.
Me: Right Sir.
X: What do you want us to ask you?
Me: Sir anything.
X: You think you can answer everything?
Me: No Sir. I meant it is difficult for me to choose.
X: So you don't know what you know?
Me: No Sir. I am very sure what I know and what I don't know.
X: Ok tell me what should we ask you then?
Me: Maths.
X: No. We have given you the rubiks cube to test that.
(laughter all around)
ME: books, football maybe.
X: Ok we will ask about both of them. You are free right?
Me: Excuse me Sir?
X: I mean you are not getting delayed or something. You don't have any appointment or anything?
Me: No Sir, I am totally free. No appointments for today.
(laughter all around)
X: Good.
The interview continued towards books, football and general HR questions.
Y and Z didn't ask anything. X was the one who asked everything.
me: Thank you Sir.
Y: SO are you from Bombay or Jharkhand?
me: Sir, I am from Jharkhand currently based in Bombay.
Y: Oh nice, Ranchi is a beautiful place. Been to Ranchi?
me: Yes Sir it is.
X: So you are a Jha from Jharkhand?
me: Yes Sir.
X: So you guys so big in Jharkhand, that they name the whole state after you?
(laughter all around)
Me: Not exactly Sir. Jharkhand means the land of forests, it has nothing to do with us 'Jhas'.
X: Is it? I thought it was the land of Jhas. So you are not a Jha because you are from Jharkhand?
Me: No Sir. I was a Jha even before Jharkhand was called Jharkhand.
(laughter all around)
X: Man, I am confused now.Jha not from Jharkhand, Jharkhand not from Jha.So where are Jhas from?
Me: Sir Mithila.
X: Any famous person from Mithila?
Me: Sir, Goddess Sita. She was called Maithili as she was the princess of Mithila.
X: She is from mythology. Any other?
Me: Sir, Prakash Jha, Udit Narayan.
X: They are from bollywood. Any other?
Me: Sir, Jagannath Mishra. He was the CM of Bihar who built the famous Mahatma Gandhi Setu on the Ganga River near Patna.
X: Nice, any more?
Me: Sir, Lalit Narayan Mishra. he was the railway minister of India in 1970s. He was killed in a bomb blast when inaugurating a railway station in Bihar.
X: Can you name the station where the bomb blast happened?
Me: I am not sure, but I can take a guess if you allow me.
X: Hmmm, ok take a guess.
Me: Samastipur?
X: That's right. How did you guess that?
Me: Samastipur is one of the largest stations in North Bihar. And railway penetration in 70s was very less in Bihar. So I guessed it.
X: You guessed it or you knew it?
Me: Sir, I was confused between Hajipur and Samastipur. I guessed Samastipur.
X: Ok. Any more?
Me: Pardon me Sir.
X: Any more famous people from Mithila?
Me: Sir, I do not remember the full name but Prof D N Jha from DU is quite famous.
X: Is he famous or controversial?
Me: I think famous as well as controversial.
X: What is the controversy surrounding him?
Me: Sir, I don't remember what controversy it was exactly.
X: Do you know what he teaches?
Me: Sir, he teaches History. Rather he was the head of the history department of DU.
X: Nice, so you know about him. How do you know about him?
Me: Sir I had a discussion about his book with my brother-in-law in 2001. My brother in law also teaches history in DU colleges.
X: So you remember everything discussed in 2001? Sharp memory you got.
Me: Thank You sir. But it will be wrong to say that I remember everything. If I did, I would remember the controversy as well.
(laughter all around)
X: Ok. Now we will ask something else where you do not need your memory.
(laughter all around)
Me: Ok Sir
X: Prof D N Jha was recently involved in a vey famous case. Can you guess which case?
Me: Sir, I am not sure. I can take a guess.
X: I asked you to guess only. Do it.
Me: Babri Masjid case in the Allahabad High court.
X: Impressive, how did you guess that?
Me: I could only think of one famous case where opinions of historians was needed.
X: Right. He was one of the four independent historians consulted by the High Court.
Me: Right Sir.
X: What do you want us to ask you?
Me: Sir anything.
X: You think you can answer everything?
Me: No Sir. I meant it is difficult for me to choose.
X: So you don't know what you know?
Me: No Sir. I am very sure what I know and what I don't know.
X: Ok tell me what should we ask you then?
Me: Maths.
X: No. We have given you the rubiks cube to test that.
(laughter all around)
ME: books, football maybe.
X: Ok we will ask about both of them. You are free right?
Me: Excuse me Sir?
X: I mean you are not getting delayed or something. You don't have any appointment or anything?
Me: No Sir, I am totally free. No appointments for today.
(laughter all around)
X: Good.
The interview continued towards books, football and general HR questions.
Y and Z didn't ask anything. X was the one who asked everything.
